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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Afternoon Concert: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups: Episode 2

Episode 2

Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups, Episode 2

Penny Gore presents music by Brett Dean, Strauss, Byrd, White and Tchaikovsky.

With the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing music by Brett Dean and Strauss, BBC Singers in Byrd and White, plus the BBC Concert Orchestra in Tchaikovsky. Presented by Penny Gore.

As part of Radio 3 live at Southbank Centre, London Penny Gore presents a week of performances which mark a new concert season for the BBC performing groups. Today's programme includes the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican performing Brett Dean and Richard Strauss. The BBC Singers invoke Renaissance England with music by Byrd and White, and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform ballet music by Tchaikovsky. 

2pm
Brett Dean: Knocking at the Hellgate (first UK performance)
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Op.40

Russell Braun (tenor)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

c.3.25pm
Byrd: Infelix Ego
White: Exaudiat Te Dominus
BBC Singers
Peter Phillips (conductor)

c.3.55pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphonic Suite from Swan Lake 
BBC Concert Orchestra 
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

c.4.35pm
Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine; Civitas sancti Tui
BBC Singers
Peter Phillips (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Penny Gore presents programmes featuring music played by the BBC performing groups

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring music played by the BBC performing groups

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